Hi,
I have a conditional offer for the MSc Accounting and Finance at LSE. I need to score 650 until mid September.
I took the GMAT once and score a 610 (q47 v28) in March. My CATs were better (last three being 650,640,650). I messed up verbal since I didn't study it much (especially SC) and I had a "burn out" (did 5 tests in the week before the exam..)
I studied about 2 hours on 5 days a week for another 1.5 months now (with breaks due to applications for internships and the following interviews)
I now got a very good internship (4 weeks) at an Investment Bank which I couldn t refuse. It starts in 10 days and I will work 100 hours a week. There is definitely no time to study so I decided I will just spontaneously take a GMAT now (scheduled for wednesday next week; it was the last date applicable in Germany within the next 4 weeks! fate?
)
My plan is to retake the GMAT a third time and get 730ish so that i can apply for a H/S/W MBA in about three years from now but I have to focus on sealing the deal for my Master. I just want to get that off the table since it means everything to me!
I took a CAT yesterday ( GMAT test package) and scored a 680 (my best CAT so far). Q went down! to 46 verbal up to 38. I did NOT take the AWA and IR this time.
I had 4 questions wrong in RC, 4 questions in SC and 0 questions on CR.
My first question now is can I skip AWA and IR in the GMAT on wednesday? No matter what score I get I will retake the test and the LSE made the condition of 650 (no requirements for AWA and IR). Especially in verbal I tend to get tired in the end so this might give me the edge?I studied with:
- 10
MGMAT Strategy Guides
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MGMAT Advanced Quant guide (in the past weeks I only did this guide (100 of the 150 questions done so far); I think my quant went down because I didn't do any basics within the last 6 weeks; only hard questions)
-
OG +
OG quant +
OG verbal (some RC and CR left. Did the first 50 CR without any mistake. I will do the remaining RC)
My plan up to next wednesday now:
- Review SC Strategy Guide, my notes, Idioms and the questions I got wrong (My verbal improvement imo comes from much faster SC -> more time for RC; I will focus on this for the third GMAT as well..)
- Focus on note-taking of RC (didn't take any notes last time, now I take too many I have to sharpen up a bit)
- Review all
MGMAT Quant guides (takes about 1 day, I marked everything) and review wrong questions (Archer)
- Overall intend to do a maximum of 4-6 hours a day and take off on Tuesday (at least almost)
Any thoughts on the plan?
And another question: How much will I lose within the 5 weeks internship? I really can't see myself studying at all (won t get home before 4 am and I have to work at the weekend as well) Any ideas how I can keep up (apps with 5-10 questions a day or whatever?)
Thank you very much!!